Ocoee PD discover body at lake

The Ocoee Police Department are investigating a body discovered at Starke Lake.

According to a press release from the Ocoee PD, officers responded to the area following a call from an individual around 11 a.m. Friday, July 19, who found a man along the shore not breathing.

Emergency crews determined the man had died, likely from drowning. 

The Ocoee PD said there currently is no indication of a criminal incident, and the Orange County Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of the victim's death.

Police state they were previously called to the area Wednesday, July 17, after a woman said she saw a man in distress in the water. However, after an extensive search, the man was not found.

"The Ocoee Police Department expresses our deepest condolences to the family of the man who died," the department said in the press release. "We will release more information as it becomes available."

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